Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (28mm, 9.84 g, 12h). Unlisted (Mardin) mint. Dated AH 628 (AD 1230/1). Near VF.Electronic Auction 559 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (28mm, 9.84 g, 12h). Unlisted (Mardin) mint. Dated AH 628 (AD 1230/1). Turkish male figure, crosslegged, seated facing on low, quadrate platform, resting hand on thigh and holding globus; stars flanking head; Artuqid tamgha below; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan to outer right and left / Names and titles of Abbasid caliph and Ayyubid overlord in five lines; AH date to outer right and left. Whelan Type XI, 85-6; S&S Type 46; Album 1830.9. Earthen green patina, light roughness, cleaning marks. Near VF. |